Good News of Grace Grace Lutheran Church

Green Bay, Wisconsin July 5, 2017

Guide to the Good News:

From the Pastor Front Cover & Page 2 Personal Growth Page 5 & 7 “Undy” 500 Collection Page 2 Celebration Page 5

Prayer Request Instructions Page 3 Education Page 6

From the Parish Administrator Page 3 Outreach Page 6

Women of the Church Page 3 Confirmation News Page 7

Young at Heart Corner Page 3 Worship Ministers Page 7

Board Board Page 4 Access to Grace Back Cover

DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT GOOD NEWS OF GRACE: The next “Good News of Grace” will be sent out the

week of July 17. Please have articles in to the Church Office by 12:00 noon on Monday, July 17.

We celebrate Christ,

teach Christ,

witness to Christ,

and care for others

as though they are Christ.

THE PASTOR’S THE PASTOR’S

ASSISTANCE FUNDASSISTANCE FUND

Imagine that your income is

not keeping up with your expenses.

Imagine that’s because of

medical costs.

Or it’s because your wages are low or you or

your spouse never qualified for jobs that had retirement benefits, and you’re living on social security.

You may have relatives to help you. But you feel like a drain on them. And they have their

own troubles.

You may be tempted to use credit cards. But

those expenses and the interest added to them have begun to add to your monthly bills.

Imagine that your income is not keeping up with your expenses.

A recent study indicates that half of

Americans live this way. With this fear and

stress.

And then an unexpected expense comes

along: your car or your water heater or your furnace breaks down.

And you can’t pay your housing costs or your utilities or for your medications. By saving people money on food purchases, food

pantries can help people scrape money together to pay some of those costs. But

sometimes people just can’t make it work anymore.

People show up at the door of Grace

Lutheran Church all the time with stories like this. And worse. If we feel safe doing

so, we offer them food. Otherwise, we turn them away.

We can, however, help members of Grace with a limited amount of financial assistance … no more than $500 a year … through the

Pastor’s Assistance Fund. Over the years, a few members of Grace have provided enough gifts above and beyond their regular giving to

meet the requests. But some of them have died over the past few years.

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So the fund is getting low.

If you feel God calling you to help provide this kind of emergency help for your fellow members of Grace, please contribute to this fund in whatever way you can. Yes, it’s a way

of obeying Luther’s understanding of the Fifth Commandment:

“We are to fear and love God so that we do not hurt our neighbors in any way,

but help them in all their physical needs.”

But this kind of help is also a gift of greatly needed peace for our brothers and sisters at Grace.

Pastors Larry and Julie

“YOUNG AT HEART” CORNER

Each month there will be the listing of all the programs scheduled for Young at Heart Luncheons. Mark the 2nd Friday of each month on your calendar for Young at Heart. We meet at Noon in the North Basement for food, fun, & fellowship. The cost of the meal is $8.00.

Here is the schedule for 2017:

JULY 14 “Hands on Deck”, Mark Hawkins/Woodworking

AUGUST 11 Father Eric & Sue Mills/ Walking Camino Trail in Spain

SEPTEMBER 8 Casa Alba, Sister Melanie

OCTOBER 13 NEW Community Clinic/

Dr. Paul Kollath & Bonnie Kuhr

NOVEMBER 10 Unity Hospice/Diana Butz

DECEMBER 8 Don Crane/Christmas Music

Hope to see you at many of the interesting programs scheduled.

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FROM THE PARISH ADMINISTRATOR

OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE

MISSION SEWING/FELLOWSHIPMISSION SEWING/FELLOWSHIP 3rd Thursday of each month

No age requirement No experience needed

Just smiling faces

Please join us when it’s convenient for you.

July 20, 8:30 - noon

And to wrap up summer - Aug 17, 8:30-11:30 work then lunch.

Please come and join in on the fun.

WOMEN OF THE CHURCH

PHOTOGRAPHERS AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHERS AND/OR

VIDEOGRAPHERSVIDEOGRAPHERS

The goal is to have a source for Facebook

and Website photographs at every event at Grace including this summer’s organ recital on August 22! …

AND

To have a videographer run our camera for a Facebook Live stream of every Sunday

sermon!

We know there’s lots of you with these

talents out there! Please share them for the mission of Jesus!

Please let Pastor Larry know if you’d be

willing to serve as a photographer at events or as a videographer once a month.

For Event Photographers: we will have instructions for sharing your

photos on Facebook and the Website.

For Videographers: we’re not really sure how to stream Facebook Live. Maybe you do!

Provides opportunities for the members of Grace to become informed of, understand, and respond to the needs of our world.

Next meeting: August 1

July 9th will kick-off the Undy 500 –

get ready!

The Board Board

Providing opportunities for members of Grace to become the whole person God intends them to be.

Next meeting: July 11

Planning continues for September 30th Women’s Retreat – “Water

for the Journey.”

Provides a healthy youth ministry and opportunities for the youth of the congregation to be closer to God.

Next meeting: July 30

No quorum present, but they

reviewed previous events and set the next meeting date.

Develops and provides educational programs for the congregation.

Next meeting: August 1

Teacher in-service meeting

scheduled for August 23rd, 6:00 Vacation Bible School planning –

VBS starts July 31.

Summer Sunday Education:

“Dwelling in the Word.” Watch for a Reformation Room

this fall!

Encourages the members of Grace to

share their time, talents, and treasures with the congregation.

Next meeting: August 15

Continued reflection and planning on the stewardship drive: “Where your heart is, there your treasure

will be also.”

Supervises the maintenance of structures and grounds of Grace.

Next meeting: August 1

The Board of Outreach reported that they do not want to move the food pantry.

Waiting for one more bid on the carport overhang before proceeding with repairs.

The Board will research better control of heating in various rooms.

A carpet selection for the parlor/dining rooms has been approved. Competitive bids will be secured.

Organizes the elements of worship and the worship schedule, from music to sanctuary decorations.

Next meeting: Wed., August 16

Second Annual Summer Organ Recitals! 6:30-7:15 (no charge)

Aug 1 at First Methodist Aug 8 at First Presbyterian Aug 15 at St. Paul’s Methodist Aug 22 at Grace Lutheran Church (Denise Zenko and

John Kopp perform) Music scholarship applications are still being

accepted through August 27th. Discussed Reformation Sunday – celebrating 500

years.

Generally supervises the life and work of the congregation and it’s boards and committees.

Next meeting: August 29

Received report from the Safety Committee and

approved security recommendations regarding locking the Moravian Street and Gast Hall doors in

addition to formation of a hospitality team.

Approved policy revisions related to Employee

Performance Review and new Employee

Performance Review tool. Approved policy regarding animals on church

property.

Congregational Council

PREPARATION FOR WORSHIPPREPARATION FOR WORSHIP Thursday, July 6, 5:30 pm & Sunday,

July 9 at 8:00 & 10:00 am Fifth Sunday of Pentecost Events:

Adult Education

Fair Trade Coffee/Tea/Chocolate Sale Hospitality Com. Mtg. Readings:

Zechariah 9:9-12, Psalm 145:8-14, Romans 7:15-25a, Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

Thursday, July 13, 5:30 pm & Sunday, July 16 at 8:00 & 10:00 am

Sixth Sunday of Pentecost Events:

10:00-Worship Band Readings:

Isaiah 55:10-13, Psalm 65:[1-8] 9-13, Romans 8:1-11, Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Thursday, July 20, 5:30 pm & Sunday, July 23 at 8:00 & 10:00 am

Seventh Sunday of Pentecost Events:

10:00 - LifeGuard Band Mission Endowment Mtg. Readings:

Isaiah 44:6-8, Psalm 86:11-17, Romans 8:12

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WORSHIP TIMESWORSHIP TIMES

Thursday at 5:30 pm and Sunday at 8:00 & 10:00 am

Our Worship is Broadcast on Radio 1400AM at 8:00 a.m.

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WOMEN’S RETREAT:WOMEN’S RETREAT:

Save the date! A Women’s Retreat, “Water for the Journey,” will be held at Grace on

September 30. More details will follow!

Grace Music Scholarship …learning to

share

Who is the scholarship for?

The Grace Music Scholarship used to be just for organists. Now it’s for any member of Grace Lutheran Church of any age who wants to learn to play music and to share

it in the life of our congregation. So now we offer a maximum of four $320 scholarships

each year.

● organ / keyboard ● vocal ● instrumental (non-keyboard)

● beginner (limited to one scholarship per year)

Because there may not be applicants for each of these categories, the Scholarship

Committee may choose to award two or more scholarships in the same category. For an application and all the details …

Pick up a scholarship information sheet and

application in the lobby, church office, buzz room, or parlor desk. Deadline for scholarship applications is August 27.

Questions?

Contact Pastor Larry at pastorlarry@gracegb.org.

VACATION BIBLE VACATION BIBLE

SCHOOLSCHOOL Monday, July

31~Friday, August 4th, 2017 - 1~4 pm

3 year olds through 6th grade (grade completed) Friends are welcome!

email Carrie Crane at education@gracegb.org

or call the Church Office, 432-0308, for

registration forms Suggested donation: $15

per child Family plan: $15 first child/

$10 each additional child Child care: $10/family/week

Scholarships are available!

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EPH NEWSEPH NEWS

This month’s health article will EPH June Update

On a Wednesday morning we learned of a mother and four children (one of which was 8 days old) living in her car. Due to the

nature of the family’s situation, our Salvation Army case management team

asked if there was any way the family could be placed on Friday. The only home without a family had not

been cleaned because the aging cupboards were in the midst of being refinished. At

least that’s what we thought. After placing a few calls, we learned that the home had been cleaned and that the start of refinishing of

the cupboards was delayed a few days. A few more calls and volunteers moved in

another twin bed, a crib, and made the beds. The family moved from their car and into a home with 48 hours.

Just lucky? Stars perfectly aligned? Or God at work?

“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:21

EPH Position Available

EPH has a part-time position available for a team member to support our grant application process, direct mail campaign,

and donor communications. If you are interested in more information please e-mail

executivedirector@ephgb.org.

Through their offerings, our Sunday School kids have presented our food pantry with $340.49! This amount is the benevolent half of Sunday School offerings received from January through June (which the Board of Education had designated to go to the food pantry)! Your gifts will be a blessing to others! Thank you.

Summer Sundays Adult Education-Dwelling in the Word is a

different kind of bible study.

Dwelling in the Word builds

our ability to see what’s happening in bible stories and

how to share that with others.

Dwelling in the Word will be led by Pastors

Larry and Dick and Lisa Willi.

There will be no Sunday Adult Education on

Labor Day Weekends.

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WORSHIP MINISTERS SCHEDULE

CONFIRMATION NEWS

SUNDAY, JULY 9, 8:00 & 10:00 Lector & 8:00 – Bob Wolslegel, L&CA

Com. Assist.: Carol Wolslegel, Phyllis Seidl, CA 10:00 - Bob Mead, L&CA Josh Moyer, Ruth Trowbridge, CA Ushers: 8:00 - Jim & Dorene LaViolette, Russ & Lois Kopidlansky, Janet Petersen, Charles DeClerc 10:00 - Doug & Kathy Nelson, Diane Charles, Mark Waggoner, Marty Taylor, Ben Taylor Acolytes: 8:00 - Juell Jahnke Altar Guild: 8:00 - Lois & Russ Kopidlansky, Connie & Doug Russell, Ryan Davidson, Reni Krafft 10:00 - Pat Vichos Jayne Marler, Bev Koplein, Carla Skinkis, Julie Miller, Tyler Ness Accompanist: John Kopp Greeters: 8:00 - Lisa and Grace Herman 10:00 - Bill Miller

THURSDAY JULY 13, 5:30 PM Lector & Comm. Assist: Karen Pangborn Ushers: Rick & Janis Olson Accompanist: Denise Zenko

SUNDAY, JULY 16 , 8:00 & 10:00 Lector & 8:00 - Mildred Watermolen, L&CA Comm. Assist. Jeff & Kathy Koehler, CA 10:00 - Bern Jacobson, L&CA Kitty Nagel, Bob Mead. CA Ushers: 8:00 - Bill & Dee Kaehler, Bea Froelich, Byron Froelich, Ted & Barb Gloeckler, Pete Diemer 10:00 - Kim Selissen, Paul & Jessica Wikgren, Bill Stollberg, Dick Destree, Daniel Selissen,

Lilly Helminger Acolytes: 10:00 - Mia Quasius Accompanist: Denise Zenko Altar Guild: 8:00 – Sharon Paplham, Clarica Erickson, Judy Adamini, Lydia Santana, April Neuville, Ryan Davidson 10:00 - Judy Swaer, Carla Brawner, Jean Lotter, Marsha Schroeder

“YOUNG AT HEART”LUNCH “YOUNG AT HEART”LUNCH

July’s Young at Heart lunch on July 14 will be picnic style. We

will have hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad, watermelon, cookies, ice cream with

homemade chocolate or caramel topping, milk, & coffee. Our speaker will be Mark Hawkins. Mark has started a non-profit

organization called “Hands on Deck”, that matches adult volunteers with kids who may

need an adult in their life. Together they learn how to build a boat. The signup sheet is on the courtesy desk or call the church

office. Please bring a non-perishable food item for our food pantry if you are able.

If you have a student who will be entering

the 7th grade this fall and you have not received a letter regarding the confirmation

program, please contact Pastor Julie (432-0308) or pastorjulie@gracegb.org. Thank you!

Greeters: 8:00 - April Swim 10:00 - Dana, Julia and Adrian Nava

THURSDAY, JULY 20, 5:30 PM Lector & Comm. Assist: Jim Silha Ushers: Andrea Hansen, Pam Anderson Accompanist: Denise Zenko

Non-Profit Organization U.S.POSTAGE PAID

GREEN BAY, WI PERMIT No. 353

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 321 S. MADISON ST.

GREEN BAY, WI 54301 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Staff: Pastor Larry Lange Res. Phone: 920-455-0511 pastorlarry@gracegb.org

Pastor Julie Wrubbel-Lange Res. Phone: 920-455-0511 pastorjulie@gracegb.org

Director of Children’s Ministries: Carrie Crane Phone 432-0308 education@gracegb.org

Visitation Minister: Pastor Rebecca Proefrock Phone: 920 819-5482 rproefrock@yahoo.com

Health Ministries Coordinator: Bev Larsen, health@gracegb.org

Organist: Denise Zenko

Parish Administrator: Sharon Haapala, admin@gracegb.org

Parish Secretary: Ann Zehms, office@gracegb.org

Maintenance Supervisor: Dean Ahrens, grounds@gracegb.org

New Song Chorus and LifeGuard Band Director: Don Crane

Adult Choir Director: John Kopp

Chancel Bells Director: Pam Anderson

Worship Service Times:

Memorial Day Weekend thru Labor Day Weekend

Thursday at 5:30 p.m. with Holy Communion

Sunday at 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. with Holy Communion

Fall & Winter

Saturday at 5:00 p.m. with Holy Communion

Sunday at 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. with Holy

Communion

Christian Education each Sunday from 9:15-

10:15 a.m.

OUR SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE IS BROADCAST EACH WEEK AT 8:00 A.M. ON WDUZ RADIO 1400 AM

ACCESS TO GRACE

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 321 S. Madison St., Green Bay, WI 54301

Phone: 920-432-0308 Fax: 920-437-5156 www.gracegb.org office@gracegb.org

“Grace Lutheran Church Green Bay”